Australonycteris
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Australonycteris is an extinct and monotypic genus of microchiropteran bat with the single species Australonycteris clarkae.[1] The species is known from fragmentary remains found at the Murgon fossil site, in south-eastern Queensland, dating to the early Eocene, 54.6 million years ago.[1] It is the oldest bat from the Southern Hemisphere and one of the oldest bats in the world,[1] and inhabited forests and swampy areas, with a diet of insects and possibly small fish.
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Australonycteris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | †Archaeonycteridae |
Genus: | †Australonycteris Hand et al. 1994 |
Species: | †A. clarkae |
Binomial name | |
†Australonycteris clarkae | |
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